Ford To Pay $1.4M Pollution Fine For Cleveland Plant (News Channel 5 Cleveland) CLEVELAND -- Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine to settle an air-pollution complaint at its Cleveland Casting Plant. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency said Ford failed to upgrade pollution control equipment at the plant scheduled to close in 2010. [News Source]

Ford to pay $1.4 million pollution fine in Ohio (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine to settle an air-pollution complaint at its Cleveland Casting Plant. [News Source]

Ford to pay $1.4M pollution fine in Ohio (FOX 19 Cincinnati) CLEVELAND (AP) - Ford Motor Co. has agreed to pay a $1.4 million fine to settle an air-pollution complaint at its Cleveland Casting Plant. The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency says Ford failed to upgrade pollution control equipment at the plant scheduled to close in 2010. [News Source]

Uneasy balancing act. No question China has serious environmental problems, problems that will affect the Olympic Games even as the nation tries to minimize their impact. [News Source]

Plan to tackle Immingham coal dust problem. An action plan has been agreed to curb coal dust blighting the lives of Immingham area residents. [News Source]

Tiegs touts quartz as green building material. Supermodel Cheryl Tiegs is constantly looking for ways to further green her Los Angeles home. She appeared in the second season of "Living With Ed," the HGTV program that highlighted the environmental efforts of actor Ed Begley Jr. and his wife. [News Source]

Eco-friendly tugboat makes waves at P.E.I. firm. A Prince Edward Island company, Xero Point Green Technology, is developing the power system for the tugboat for American firm Foss Maritime Company, the largest operator of tugboats in the U.S. [News Source]

Bright idea helps light up lives. There’s an organization with a bright new idea about bringing light to those in darkness. [News Source]

Residents seek solace over natural gas plant. Several neighbors of a proposed 400 megawatt natural gas generating plant Tuesday night raised concerns over quality of life issues such as noise and air pollution. [News Source]

Atienza cracks down on polluting establishments. The Environment Department has shut down five companies for violating laws on clean air and water. [News Source]

Haze over Beijing with two days to opening. Haze settled over Beijing on Wednesday, two days before the start of the Olympic Games that have been beset by worries over pollution, but experts were predicting clear skies for the opening ceremony. [News Source]